--Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency over the weekend fired U.S. Food and Drug Administration employees reviewing Musk's brain-implant company Neuralink as part of a broader plan to cut the size of the federal workforce, Reuters reports, citing two people familiar with the matter.
--About 20 people in the FDA's office of neurological and physical medicine devices were affected by the cuts, Reuters reports, citing sources. The loss of these employees will hamper the FDA's ability to quickly and safely process medical device applications of all sorts, including Neuralink's, Reuters reports, citing sources and outside experts.
Full article at https://www.reuters.com/world/us/fda-staff-reviewing-musks-neuralink-were-included-doge-employee-firings-sources-2025-02-17/
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